Making Predictions and Asking questions
Visualizing and Inferring
Summarizing and Taking Notes
Monitoring Comprehension and Fix-up Strategies
Mystery
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What is a prediction?
A prediction is an educated guess of what might happen next in an event or a story.
100

What is visualizing?

It is the ability to create pictures in your head based on the words you are reading in a text.

100
What is a summary?
A summary is a short retelling of a story or event.
100

What does it mean to monitor your comprehension?

Monitoring comprehension means making sure I understand what I'm reading and that I'm reading the words correctly.

100

What college did Danika graduate from?

Danika graduated from UCSD.

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Name one text feature you can use to help you make a prediction.
Title, captions, pictures, headings, bold or highlighted words...
200
What do you use to help you visualize? HINT: you have 5 of them.
The five senses: hearing, smelling, seeing, tasting, and touching.
200

What do you want to look for in the text when determining important information and summarizing?

You want to look for the main idea when determining important information and summarizing.

200

What is a fix-up strategy you can use to monitor your comprehension?

Sound out words, use the picture, read it again, use grammar, and think of words that make sense.

200

What is the name of Danika's dog?

Her name is Blu (because she has one blue eye).

300
What is a question you can ask yourself before reading?
What will happen to the main character? What will the climax be? Where will the setting be? When will this story take place?....
300

What is an inference?

An inference is a reasonable guess based on clues given by the author.

300

What are the 5 W's and the H?

Who, what, where, when, why, and how.

300

What is a fix-up strategy you can use to monitor your comprehension?

Sound out words, use the picture, read it again, use grammar, and think of words that make sense.

300

How many siblings does Danika have?

Danika has 1 younger sister.

400
What is a question you can ask yourself during reading?
What will happen next? What will happen to the main character? Will a new character come into the story? How is this problem going to get solved?...
400
Sara walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at her. Sara looked around. There were hundreds of magazines in the room. There were thousands of books! Other children were in the room, sitting and reading books. Sara walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked. Make an inference about where Sara is.
Sara is in the library.
400

What information should you take notes on?

Only write down main ideas and important details.

400

What is rereading?

Rereading is when you go back to read text that you have already read in order to understand it better.

400

Where is Danika from?

Danika is from San Jose.

500
What is a question you can ask yourself after reading?
Did I like or dislike the book? Did the main character change from the beginning of the story? What is the main idea or author's message from the story? How can I summarize the story in my own words?...
500
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Ted rode home.
Ted rode home because nobody was home.
500

Why is it important to take notes about what you read?

Notes will help you remember information for the future.

500

How should you sound out a long word?

You should sound out a long word by dividing it into syllables.

500

What is Danika's favorite food?

Her favorite food is steak.

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